com.itextpdf.text

Class Phrase

java.lang.Object

java.util.AbstractCollection<E>

java.util.AbstractList<E>

java.util.ArrayList<Element>

com.itextpdf.text.Phrase

All Implemented Interfaces:

Element, TextElementArray, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Iterable<Element>, java.util.Collection<Element>, java.util.List<Element>, java.util.RandomAccess

Direct Known Subclasses:

Anchor, Paragraph

public class Phrase
extends java.util.ArrayList<Element>
implements TextElementArray

A Phrase is a series of Chunks.

A Phrase has a main Font, but some chunks within the phrase can have a Font that differs from the main Font. All the Chunks in a Phrase have the same leading.

Example:

 // When no parameters are passed, the default leading = 16
 Phrase phrase0 = new Phrase();
 Phrase phrase1 = new Phrase("this is a phrase");
 // In this example the leading is passed as a parameter
 Phrase phrase2 = new Phrase(16, "this is a phrase with leading 16");
 // When a Font is passed (explicitly or embedded in a chunk), the default leading = 1.5 * size of the font
 Phrase phrase3 = new Phrase("this is a phrase with a red, normal font Courier, size 12", FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.COURIER, 12, Font.NORMAL, new Color(255, 0, 0)));
 Phrase phrase4 = new Phrase(new Chunk("this is a phrase"));
 Phrase phrase5 = new Phrase(18, new Chunk("this is a phrase", FontFactory.getFont(FontFactory.HELVETICA, 16, Font.BOLD, new Color(255, 0, 0)));
 

See Also:

Element, Chunk, Paragraph, Anchor, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Font	font This is the font of this phrase.
protected HyphenationEvent	hyphenation Null, unless the Phrase has to be hyphenated.
protected float	leading This is the leading of this phrase.
protected TabSettings	tabSettings Predefined tab position and properties(alignment, leader and etc.);

Fields inherited from class java.util.AbstractList

modCount

Fields inherited from interface com.itextpdf.text.Element

ALIGN_BASELINE, ALIGN_BOTTOM, ALIGN_CENTER, ALIGN_JUSTIFIED, ALIGN_JUSTIFIED_ALL, ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_MIDDLE, ALIGN_RIGHT, ALIGN_TOP, ALIGN_UNDEFINED, ANCHOR, ANNOTATION, AUTHOR, CCITT_BLACKIS1, CCITT_ENCODEDBYTEALIGN, CCITT_ENDOFBLOCK, CCITT_ENDOFLINE, CCITTG3_1D, CCITTG3_2D, CCITTG4, CHAPTER, CHUNK, CREATIONDATE, CREATOR, DIV, HEADER, IMGRAW, IMGTEMPLATE, JBIG2, JPEG, JPEG2000, KEYWORDS, LANGUAGE, LIST, LISTITEM, MARKED, PARAGRAPH, PHRASE, PRODUCER, PTABLE, RECTANGLE, SECTION, SUBJECT, TITLE, WRITABLE_DIRECT, YMARK

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Phrase() Constructs a Phrase without specifying a leading.
Phrase(Chunk chunk) Constructs a Phrase with a certain Chunk.
Phrase(float leading) Constructs a Phrase with a certain leading.
Phrase(float leading, Chunk chunk) Constructs a Phrase with a certain Chunk and a certain leading.
Phrase(float leading, java.lang.String string) Constructs a Phrase with a certain leading and a certain String.
Phrase(float leading, java.lang.String string, Font font) Constructs a Phrase with a certain leading, a certain String and a certain Font.
Phrase(Phrase phrase) Copy constructor for Phrase.
Phrase(java.lang.String string) Constructs a Phrase with a certain String.
Phrase(java.lang.String string, Font font) Constructs a Phrase with a certain String and a certain Font.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	add(Element element) Adds a Chunk, Anchor or another Phrase to this Phrase.
void	add(int index, Element element) Adds a Chunk, an Anchor or another Phrase to this Phrase.
boolean	add(java.lang.String s) Adds a String to this Phrase.
boolean	addAll(java.util.Collection<? extends Element> collection) Adds a collection of Chunks to this Phrase.
protected boolean	addChunk(Chunk chunk) Adds a Chunk.
protected void	addSpecial(Element object) Adds an Element to the Paragraph.
java.util.List<Chunk>	getChunks() Gets all the chunks in this element.
java.lang.String	getContent() Returns the content as a String object.
Font	getFont() Gets the font of the first Chunk that appears in this Phrase.
HyphenationEvent	getHyphenation() Getter for the hyphenation settings.
static Phrase	getInstance(int leading, java.lang.String string) Gets a special kind of Phrase that changes some characters into corresponding symbols.
static Phrase	getInstance(int leading, java.lang.String string, Font font) Gets a special kind of Phrase that changes some characters into corresponding symbols.
static Phrase	getInstance(java.lang.String string) Gets a special kind of Phrase that changes some characters into corresponding symbols.
float	getLeading() Gets the leading of this phrase.
TabSettings	getTabSettings() Getter for the tab stops settings.
float	getTotalLeading()
boolean	hasLeading() Checks you if the leading of this phrase is defined.
boolean	isContent() Checks if this element is a content object.
boolean	isEmpty() Checks is this Phrase contains no or 1 empty Chunk.
boolean	isNestable() Checks if this element is nestable.
boolean	process(ElementListener listener) Processes the element by adding it (or the different parts) to an ElementListener.
void	setFont(Font font) Sets the main font of this phrase.
void	setHyphenation(HyphenationEvent hyphenation) Setter for the hyphenation.
void	setLeading(float leading) Sets the leading of this phrase.
void	setTabSettings(TabSettings tabSettings) Setter for the tab stops.
boolean	trim()
int	type() Gets the type of the text element.

Methods inherited from class java.util.ArrayList

addAll, clear, clone, contains, ensureCapacity, get, indexOf, iterator, lastIndexOf, listIterator, listIterator, remove, remove, removeAll, removeRange, retainAll, set, size, subList, toArray, toArray, trimToSize

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractList

equals, hashCode

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractCollection

containsAll, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.itextpdf.text.Element

toString

Methods inherited from interface java.util.List

containsAll, equals, hashCode

Field Detail

leading

protected float leading

This is the leading of this phrase.

font

protected Font font

This is the font of this phrase.

hyphenation

protected HyphenationEvent hyphenation

Null, unless the Phrase has to be hyphenated.

Since:

2.1.2

tabSettings

protected TabSettings tabSettings

Predefined tab position and properties(alignment, leader and etc.);

Since:

5.4.1

Constructor Detail

Phrase

public Phrase()

Constructs a Phrase without specifying a leading.

Phrase

public Phrase(Phrase phrase)

Copy constructor for Phrase.

Parameters:

phrase - the Phrase to copy

Phrase

public Phrase(float leading)

Constructs a Phrase with a certain leading.

Parameters:

leading - the leading

Phrase

public Phrase(Chunk chunk)

Constructs a Phrase with a certain Chunk.

Parameters:

chunk - a Chunk

Phrase

public Phrase(float leading,
      Chunk chunk)

Constructs a Phrase with a certain Chunk and a certain leading.

Parameters:

leading - the leading

chunk - a Chunk

Phrase

public Phrase(java.lang.String string)

Constructs a Phrase with a certain String.

Parameters:

string - a String

Phrase

public Phrase(java.lang.String string,
      Font font)

Constructs a Phrase with a certain String and a certain Font.

Parameters:

string - a String

font - a Font

Phrase

public Phrase(float leading,
      java.lang.String string)

Constructs a Phrase with a certain leading and a certain String.

Parameters:

leading - the leading

string - a String

Phrase

public Phrase(float leading,
      java.lang.String string,
      Font font)

Constructs a Phrase with a certain leading, a certain String and a certain Font.

Parameters:

leading - the leading

string - a String

font - a Font

Method Detail

process

public boolean process(ElementListener listener)

Processes the element by adding it (or the different parts) to an ElementListener.

Specified by:

process in interface Element

Parameters:

listener - an ElementListener

Returns:

true if the element was processed successfully

type

public int type()

Gets the type of the text element.

Specified by:

type in interface Element

Returns:

a type

getChunks

public java.util.List<Chunk> getChunks()

Gets all the chunks in this element.

Specified by:

getChunks in interface Element

Returns:

an ArrayList

isContent

public boolean isContent()

Description copied from interface: Element

Checks if this element is a content object. If not, it's a metadata object.

Specified by:

isContent in interface Element

Returns:

true if this is a 'content' element; false if this is a 'metadata' element

Since:

iText 2.0.8

See Also:

Element.isContent()

isNestable

public boolean isNestable()

Description copied from interface: Element

Checks if this element is nestable.

Specified by:

isNestable in interface Element

Returns:

true if this element can be nested inside other elements.

Since:

iText 2.0.8

See Also:

Element.isNestable()

add

public void add(int index,
       Element element)

Adds a Chunk, an Anchor or another Phrase to this Phrase.

Specified by:

add in interface java.util.List<Element>

Overrides:

add in class java.util.ArrayList<Element>

Parameters:

index - index at which the specified element is to be inserted

element - an object of type Chunk, Anchor or Phrase

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - when you try to add something that isn't a Chunk, Anchor or Phrase

Since:

5.0.1 (signature changed to use Element)

add

public boolean add(java.lang.String s)

Adds a String to this Phrase.

Parameters:

s - a string

Returns:

a boolean

Since:

5.0.1

add

public boolean add(Element element)

Adds a Chunk, Anchor or another Phrase to this Phrase.

Specified by:

add in interface TextElementArray

Specified by:

add in interface java.util.Collection<Element>

Specified by:

add in interface java.util.List<Element>

Overrides:

add in class java.util.ArrayList<Element>

Parameters:

element - an object of type Chunk, Anchor or Phrase

Returns:

a boolean

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - when you try to add something that isn't a Chunk, Anchor or Phrase

Since:

5.0.1 (signature changed to use Element)

addAll

public boolean addAll(java.util.Collection<? extends Element> collection)

Adds a collection of Chunks to this Phrase.

Specified by:

addAll in interface java.util.Collection<Element>

Specified by:

addAll in interface java.util.List<Element>

Overrides:

addAll in class java.util.ArrayList<Element>

Parameters:

collection - a collection of Chunks, Anchors and Phrases.

Returns:

true if the action succeeded, false if not.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - when you try to add something that isn't a Chunk, Anchor or Phrase

addChunk

protected boolean addChunk(Chunk chunk)

Adds a Chunk.

This method is a hack to solve a problem I had with phrases that were split between chunks in the wrong place.

Parameters:

chunk - a Chunk to add to the Phrase

Returns:

true if adding the Chunk succeeded

addSpecial

protected void addSpecial(Element object)

Adds an Element to the Paragraph.

Parameters:

object - the object to add.

setLeading

public void setLeading(float leading)

Sets the leading of this phrase.

Parameters:

leading - the new leading

setFont

public void setFont(Font font)

Sets the main font of this phrase.

Parameters:

font - the new font

getLeading

public float getLeading()

Gets the leading of this phrase.

Returns:

the linespacing

getTotalLeading

public float getTotalLeading()

hasLeading

public boolean hasLeading()

Checks you if the leading of this phrase is defined.

Returns:

true if the leading is defined

getFont

public Font getFont()

Gets the font of the first Chunk that appears in this Phrase.

Returns:

a Font

getContent

public java.lang.String getContent()

Returns the content as a String object. This method differs from toString because toString will return an ArrayList with the toString value of the Chunks in this Phrase.

Returns:

the content

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Checks is this Phrase contains no or 1 empty Chunk.

Specified by:

isEmpty in interface java.util.Collection<Element>

Specified by:

isEmpty in interface java.util.List<Element>

Overrides:

isEmpty in class java.util.ArrayList<Element>

Returns:

false if the Phrase contains more than one or more non-emptyChunks.

getHyphenation

public HyphenationEvent getHyphenation()

Getter for the hyphenation settings.

Returns:

a HyphenationEvent

Since:

2.1.2

setHyphenation

public void setHyphenation(HyphenationEvent hyphenation)

Setter for the hyphenation.

Parameters:

hyphenation - a HyphenationEvent instance

Since:

2.1.2

getTabSettings

public TabSettings getTabSettings()

Getter for the tab stops settings.

Returns:

a HyphenationEvent

Since:

5.4.1

setTabSettings

public void setTabSettings(TabSettings tabSettings)

Setter for the tab stops.

Parameters:

tabSettings - tab settings

Since:

5.4.1

getInstance

public static final Phrase getInstance(java.lang.String string)

Gets a special kind of Phrase that changes some characters into corresponding symbols.

Parameters:

string -

Returns:

a newly constructed Phrase

getInstance

public static final Phrase getInstance(int leading,
                 java.lang.String string)

Gets a special kind of Phrase that changes some characters into corresponding symbols.

Parameters:

leading -

string -

Returns:

a newly constructed Phrase

getInstance

public static final Phrase getInstance(int leading,
                 java.lang.String string,
                 Font font)

Gets a special kind of Phrase that changes some characters into corresponding symbols.

Parameters:

leading -

string -

font -

Returns:

a newly constructed Phrase

trim

public boolean trim()